Deposition, exhumation, and paleoclimate of an ancient lake deposit, Gale crater, Mars

P. Grotzinger, J.; Gupta, S.; C. Malin, M.; M. Rubin, D.; Schieber, J.; Siebach, K.; Y. Sumner, D.; M. Stack, K.; R. Vasavada, A.; E. Arvidson, R.; Calef, F.; Edgar, L.; F. Fischer, W.; A. Grant, J.; Griffes, J.; C. Kah, L.; P. Lamb, M.; W. Lewis, K.; Mangold, N.; E. Minitti, M.; Palucis, M.; Rice, M.; M. E. Williams, R.; A. Yingst, R.; Blake, D.; Blaney, D.; Conrad, P.; Crisp, J.; E. Dietrich, W.; Dromart, G.; S. Edgett, K.; C. Ewing, R.; Gellert, R.; A. Hurowitz, J.; Kocurek, G.; Mahaffy, P.; J. McBride, M.; M. McLennan, S.; Mischna, M.; Ming, D.; Milliken, R.; Newsom, H.; Oehler, D.; J. Parker, T.; Vaniman, D.; C. Wiens, R.; A. Wilson, S.

doi:10.1126/science.aac7575

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Deposition, exhumation, and paleoclimate of an ancient lake deposit, Gale crater, Mars

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J. P. Grotzinger

S. Gupta

M. C. Malin

Abstract

Ancient lake system at Gale crater Since 2012, the Curiosity rover has been diligently studying rocky outcrops on Mars, looking for clues about past water, climate, and habitability. Grotzinger et al. describe the analysis of a huge section of sedimentary rocks near Gale crater, where Mount Sharp no...

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